Words by Jack Crawford It’s been 50 years since 1968, the year the student movement broke onto the stage of history as a force of progress. Barricades were erected in Paris, provoking a general strike that brought the authoritarian government to its knees. The world over, students became a major force of resistance to the Vietnam […]
Words by Henry Armfield In a recent advertising campaign, Nike featured Colin Kaepernick’s face on banners and billboards throughout the USA, accompanied with the words; “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything. #JustDoIt”. The imagery and inscription refer to Kaepernick’s work as an activist, which began when he infamously took a knee during the […]
Words by Nijole Naujokas With a new government comes a new State Budget, this time from the Liberal Party led by Stephen Marshall. Riding into power on a wave of promises to “get the budget back on track”, the July budget had some unpleasant surprises for the health sector and its users. One was the defunding […]
Words by Ethan Penglase An email from Adelaide Uni Chancellor Kevin Scarce has today confirmed that merger talks between the Adelaide Uni and UniSA have come to end. The email, sent to all staff and students at the University of Adelaide, says that the Councils of both universities met late yesterday to discuss an interim report […]
Words by Felix Eldridge The relationship between the Adelaide University Union (AUU) and the Student Representative Council (SRC) is fraught with unaccountability, inefficiency and hostility. There is only one effective long-term solution to these problems: The abolition of the SRC and subsequent incorporation of its functions into the AUU. The AUU is the stronger, more senior, […]
Words by Darcy Mounkley Dr Melfi’s Husband: Well, you’re gonna have to have someone escort you to your car at night. Dr Melfi: What’s that supposed to mean? MH: That’s what the rape counsellor woman told me. Deserted parking garages are where a huge percentage of these attacks happen. M: You think this is my fault. […]
Words by Georgia Wiley After two years of studying Development Studies I sold my soul and moral superiority to transfer into Economics. My first-year econ courses were largely dominated by commerce students, resentful that BES is compulsory (rational people). As my degree went on, the majority of the commerce kids filtered out leaving only those of […]
Words by Fahad Ali I became engaged in politics in my first year of university. The noxious call-out culture of the contemporary Left meant that I had to tread carefully. Check your privilege. Watch your words. Don’t anger the beast. And all this, while I was still trying to figure out who I was and what […]
Words by Katerina Grypma Artwork by Nozhat Hassan I realised I was a part of nature years before I realised I was a woman. Climbing and bleeding, discovering and collecting the insects and animals all over my backyard as a kid, I felt more in touch with non-human life than I have ever since. To me, ecofeminism — a […]
Words by Olivia De Zilva The 2000s is a time us millennials have great nostalgia for. Tamagotchis, crimped hair, butterfly clips and Goosebumps novels were the things that made us into the people we are today. But what about the music? Read below for our top picks on the essential sounds of the 2000s. Featuring plenty […]
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